The Development of a Scale to Assess the Training Needs of Professionals in Providing Sexuality Rehabilitation Following Spinal Cord Injury

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-64

  Kendall, Melissa ^a,b   Booth, Susan ^a   Fronek, Patricia ^a   Miller, Deborah ^a   Geraghty, Timothy ^a  

^a QLD Spinal Cord Injury Service   (Australia)

^b Transitional Rehabilitation Program   (Australia)

Author keywords

Measurement; Sexuality; Spinal cord injury; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL WORKER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 1642538264     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023510925729     Document Type: Article

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